Publications by authors named "V D'Ambrosio"
Twin pregnancies account for 3% of all pregnancies and they are burdened by higher morbidity and mortality compared to singletons. The role of ultrasound in the screening, diagnosis and management of possible complications of twin pregnancies has been widely investigated in the current literature. However, despite the progress that have been made in the last decades regarding treatment and evidence-based management of complications, twin pregnancies remain at higher risk of adverse outcomes, requiring therefore dedicated surveillance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwin pregnancies are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality compared to singletons. Among all twins, monochorionic pregnancies are at higher risk of specific and non-specific complications compared to dichorionic pregnancies. Therefore, it is of great importance to properly counsel future parents with monochorionic pregnancies regarding the risks of adverse outcomes and the modalities of monitoring and intervention of the potential complications.
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- - Fetal liver calcifications (FLCs) are areas of increased echogenicity in the fetal liver, occurring in about 5-10 per 10,000 births, and while often associated with various health issues, isolated cases typically have a good prognosis.
- - The article discusses a case of a 29-year-old woman with a normal first-trimester screening who later showed FLCs during her 20-week scan without any other fetal problems.
- - After thorough monitoring and testing throughout her pregnancy, she delivered a healthy male baby, and subsequent evaluations confirmed his good health, highlighting the positive outcomes related to isolated FLCs.
Objective: To investigate the rate of obstetric and perinatal outcomes of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) occurring before 26 weeks in twin pregnancies.
Data Source: Medline, Embase, Cinahl and Web of Science databases were searched electronically up to January 2024.
Study Eligibility Criteria: The selection criteria included both prospective and retrospective studies of twin pregnancies with PROM before 26 weeks of gestation.
Objectives: To evaluate the effects on vascular enhancement of either a fixed rate (FR) or a fixed injection duration (FID) in single-pass (SP) contrast-enhanced abdominal multi-detector CT (CE-MDCT).
Methods: Ninety-nine (54 M; 45 F; aged 18-86 years) patients with nontraumatic acute abdomen underwent a SP CE-MDCT after i.v.